Engineers Eye Adaptive Cruise Control as Platooning Enabler
According to a new research paper published by the Transportation Research Board, adaptive cruise control has proven to be the best method of maintaining longitudinal vehicle control in platooning applications.
Freight niche transition — HHG to expedited with owner-operator Greg Huggins
Podcast: A talk with Greg Huggins, currently leased with a 2015 Cascadia straight truck to Landstar Express America, about his transition three years ago from two decades and more of household-moves hauling. And: A prediction on scale house inspectors …
David McDaniel’s 2002 Peterbilt 379
McDaniel hauls glass for Moore Freight Service out of Mascot, Tenn., mainly from Tennessee to Ontario, Quebec or New Brunswick, Canada every week.
Double Coin Opens New Tire Plant
Double Coin and CMA has opened a new manufacturing facility in Thailand that will produce truck, bus, industrial, and off-road tires for the North American market.
FleetPride Expands with New Orleans Location
The new FleetPride New Orleans branch is located at 6500 Powell Street. An official grand opening ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, September 14.
Weak links can hamper app-based ELDs
Many ELD systems based on smartphone or tablet apps fall in the category of “bring your own device.” Because most rely on cellular and Bluetooth connections, BYOD systems can be more prone to connectivity problems.
Where the rubber meets the road: An in-depth look at truck tire treading
Of all the attributes that make up a tire, and considering all aspects of performance they affect, tread is perhaps the most important.
Representative Babin gets it
“Since we have the golden unicorn of a Representative in Texas who has really been inside a truck, used one to make a living, and knows what the HOS is, we should definitely make an effort to let him know how very much we appreciate him.” Support his b…
10 Things Drivers Do to Get Pulled Over
A longtime state patrol officer offers his real-world observations on the most common reasons drivers get pulled over.